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View Tree for George ShirleyGeorge Shirley (b. 1761, d. 08 May 1824)

George Shirley (son of John Shirley and Charity Chriey)45 was born 1761 in Pennsylvania45, and died 08 May 1824 in Morgan Co. Ohio. He married Ruhannah Norris on 1786 in Washington Co., Maryland, daughter of Joseph Norris and Mary Moody.

 Includes NotesNotes for George Shirley:
George and Ruhannah lived near Saxton in Bedford Co. PA. He served during the Revolutionary War as a fifer in Captain Lawrence Keene's Company, Colonel John Patton's Regiment of Foot, Continental Troops. He enlisted Appr. 24, 1777 and his name appears on the company payroll in 1779.

The Shirleys left Bedford Co. PA. and went to Ohio. The built a raft and with all of their household goods, went down the Monongahela River to Pittsburg and then down the Ohio River to Marietta, Washington Co. Ohio.[OhioShir.ftw]

Facts about this person:

Military Rank
Fifer under Cpt Lawrence Keene



More About George Shirley:
Fact 1: See Note Page.45

More About George Shirley and Ruhannah Norris:
Marriage: 1786, Washington Co., Maryland.

Children of George Shirley and Ruhannah Norris are:
  1. +John Servis Shirley, b. 1786, Olive Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA46, d. 05 Mar 1853, Rome TWP. Athens Co. Ohio.
  2. Mary Shirley, b. 1788.
  3. William Shirley, b. 1789.
  4. Joseph Shirley, b. 25 Mar 1793, d. 11 Aug 1864.
  5. Betsy Shirley, b. 21 Jul 1797, d. 1830.
  6. Lewis Shirley, b. 1799, Pennsylvania.
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